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[Bishop Steiner]

Elizander, on 26 March 2015 - 11:31 AM, said:

Same reason why there is no Dragon Lance D&D movie... reasons

Dragonlance Chronicle and Legends IMO would have been a vastly more interesting choice for HBO than Game of Thrones. But I guesss not enough overt violence and sorftcoreporn to sell the Spartacus market.

[Nathan Foxbane]

It would likely stick with a planetary campaign as even long distance priority FTL communications can take days. Katherine Steiner-Davion's HPG command circuit had a transmission delay of over 10 seconds and was light years past prohibitively expensive. It is the closest anyone comes to real time interstellar communications in BT. Travel time between stars may be instant, but recharges and in system transit times makes pacing a nightmare. There is a damn good reason most of the novels I have read give you at least the date, if not time of the start of a chapter in BT.

That said transit times provide a good opportunity for character development.

[Apnu]

Well there was this:

[Nathan Foxbane]

If he were a bit shorter Michael Ironside might have made a good Colonel Wolf.

[Burktross]

Because we'd get this.

[Corbenik]

Piney, on 26 March 2015 - 09:12 AM, said:

Well, there was Robot Jocks...........

LMAO dude thats the fucken movie thats been gnawing at me for years the name for xD I remember seeing a trailer and for some reason thought it was a mechwarrior movie :X but i knew it wasnt and it ate at me wondering the damn name or i thought i made it up in my mind Thank you :X

[AntiCitizenJuan]

Apnu, on 26 March 2015 - 12:17 PM, said:

Well there was this:

REFUSE YER WHAT?

[LordBraxton]

dezgra, on 26 March 2015 - 09:16 AM, said:

I would think that Neill Blomkamp could do a Battletech movie justice.

Only if peter jackson produces.

That's why district 9 was so great.

When Neill has complete creative control he makes drivel like elysium, or hires Die Antwoord to star in his movie. (Chappy)

I think peter reigned him in on district 9.

If only someone could have reigned peter in while making the hobbit mess...

Edited by LordBraxton, 26 March 2015 - 01:54 PM.

[Davers]

I am sure any BT movie would be just as good as the Wing Commander movie.

[ThirtyOughtSix]

HighTest, on 26 March 2015 - 09:17 AM, said:

As much as I'd love to see one, it might be somewhat impractical. While there are a definite group of people (me included) that are nearly fanatical about the franchise, most people in the world really have no idea what it is. Even if you dropped the rulebook or a box of pewter miniatures on their big toe.

For this to work, you'd need to have a director that doesn't mind dabbling in some Sci-Fi and that knows how to use B-list or C-list actors (I'm thiking someone like Guillermo Del Toro or Neill Blomkamp). I'd then suggest that, as blasphemous to some as it may be, toss out pretty much all of existing canon and come up with a fresh new script that would appeal to the masses, but one that still hearkens back faintly enough to canon that those of us that do care would recognize it.

Then, a Mechwarrior/Battletech movie might have a shot...

God help us all if Michael Bay gets involved in something like this...

They did transformers. They did Pacific Rim. Surely they can do battletech. If you brought the first three books (The Grey Death Saga) to write a series of movies they could do it.

If you think about it the first book has everything a good movie needs. Deciet, lies, love, friendship, loss, explosions....it can Definetly be done. All that being said no one has the balls to take it up.

[Alex Morgaine]

Piney, on 26 March 2015 - 09:12 AM, said:

Well, there was Robot Jocks...........

Robot wars was around the same time, had a quad personnel carrier vs a biped. I think it was a hostage situation type movie...

[Alex Morgaine]

Grey death legion, trilogy it up to the helm core recovery and dissemination to the inner sphere. Last movie have after credits marvel style of (what was it, about 20 years later?) a scout ship caught by unknown forces in deep space, who contact Their superiors with info of the 'sphere coming close to discovering them. Intro to clans.
Thoughts? Flame retardant clothing needed?

Edited by Frosty Brand, 26 March 2015 - 02:29 PM.

[SuomiWarder]

As long as they don't try to tell the sweeping tale of the Clan invasion, and stick to a single one movie story, something set in the BattleTech universe is doable. A merc unit protecting some periphery government from Pirates (who of course have an inside man in the government). Resistant fighter against invasion by other house. A story of duels in Solaris. Keep it simple and direct, spend decent money on the CGI mechs and have a go at it.

The cost for a lot of high end CGI migt make it a hard sell to producers for a relatively obscure IP though.

[OznerpaG]

hands down the best books which would make for amazing movie(s) is the Jade Falcon Trilogy


Robert Thurston's gritty writing in those 3 books makes Michael Stackpole's writing look like an 8 year old writing about what he did during summer break. start with 'Way of the Clans" - you are hooked by the end of the first chapter

http://www.epubbud.c...bert%20Thurston

[TheArisen]

I'd love a movie but I don't know if anyone would be willing to give it the budget it needs. Then again, Pacific Rim might be a case for some confidence in such a IP.

If it wasn't released next to any big release, I could see it being successful.

[cSand]

Hyper99, on 26 March 2015 - 02:01 PM, said:

They did transformers. They did Pacific Rim. Surely they can do battletech. If you brought the first three books (The Grey Death Saga) to write a series of movies they could do it.

If you think about it the first book has everything a good movie needs. Deciet, lies, love, friendship, loss, explosions....it can Definetly be done. All that being said no one has the balls to take it up.

Exactly


Giant stuff is hot right now, especially robots

I bet they'd make a ton of money

[El Bandito]

JagdFlanker, on 26 March 2015 - 04:26 PM, said:

hands down the best books which would make for amazing movie(s) is the Jade Falcon Trilogy


Robert Thurston's gritty writing in those 3 books makes Michael Stackpole's writing look like an 8 year old writing about what he did during summer break. start with 'Way of the Clans" - you are hooked by the end of the first chapter

http://www.epubbud.c...bert%20Thurston

The JF Trilogy was excellently written but the Clan culture concept would be alien to most of the audiences. IMO, a good book to start would be, "By Blood Betrayed" by Blaine Lee Pardoe. The plot is simple, the crew is small, there is plenty of action, tense start and decent ending.

Edited by El Bandito, 26 March 2015 - 05:47 PM.

[Bishop Steiner]

JagdFlanker, on 26 March 2015 - 04:26 PM, said:

hands down the best books which would make for amazing movie(s) is the Jade Falcon Trilogy


Robert Thurston's gritty writing in those 3 books makes Michael Stackpole's writing look like an 8 year old writing about what he did during summer break. start with 'Way of the Clans" - you are hooked by the end of the first chapter

http://www.epubbud.c...bert%20Thurston

El Bandito, on 26 March 2015 - 05:46 PM, said:

The JF Trilogy was excellently written but the Clan culture concept would be alien to most of the audiences. IMO, a good book to start would be, "By Blood Betrayed" by Blaine Lee Pardoe. The plot is simple, the crew is small, there is plenty of action, tense start and decent ending.

and the Dragoons trilogy is better written and more interesting than either. And would also lay out the groundwork for the Clans to be less confusing to the average viewer.

[Lightfoot]

No Sandworms.

What I mean is MechWarrior has all the props for a sci-fi world, but no sci-fi storyline. It's like Dune with no Spice or Sandworms, just the warring Houses and their Star Troopers.

What sci-fi plot would you give MechWarrior?, because that is what is missing.

[Captain Stiffy]

HRM Let's see

Many warring houses - check
Extremely brutal world - check
A shadowy threat from the outside nobody wants to acknowledge - check
A lengthy and detailed story - check

MechWarrior could be the next Game of Thrones if HBO did it.